The unique saccharide-binding properties of plant lectins, such as wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), have made them useful for the study of glycosylated proteins. Lectins have been used in cell adhesion studies, to effect lymphocyte activation, and to explore carbohydrate-based therapeutics.

Bead- and column-based separation methods rely heavily on the speed and ease of affinity binding systems. Ligands such as streptavidin, antibodies and lectins are used both to capture specifically-tagged targets and for the isolation of cells and biomolecules that naturally express the ligand binding partner. The unique saccharide-binding properties of plant lectins, such as Concanavalin A (Con A) have made them useful for the labeling and isolation of glycan-presenting cells and glycoproteins in serum and cell lysate. Lectins have additionally been used in cell adhesion studies, to effect lymphocyte activation, and to explore carbohydrate-based therapeutics.

BioMag®Plus Protein A Particles are superparamagnetic particles approximately 1µm in size with Protein A covalently attached. Isolation of immunoglobulins using BioMag®Plus Protein A Particles allows isolation from small samples (50 microliters or less), as well as the option to easily scale up to larger samples.

BioMag®Plus Protein G Particles are superparamagnetic particles approximately 1µm in size that have Protein G covalently attached. Isolation of immunoglobulins using BioMag®Plus Protein G particles allows isolation from small samples (50 microliters or less), as well as the option to easily scale up to larger samples.

BioMag® Secondary Antibodies are produced by covalently attaching polyclonal antibodies to BioMag® particles. Each product is supplied in phosphate buffered saline with EDTA and sodium azide added as stabilizers.

BioMag®Plus Streptavidin Particles are a suspension of superparamagnetic particles approximately 1µm in size, covalently attached to streptavidin. BioMag®Plus Streptavidin allows for capture of biotinylated oligonucleotides, proteins, dNTPs and other molecules.